Professor Thora Tenbrink
Professor in Linguistics

Contact info
Dean of Research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Email: t.tenbrink@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1248 38 2263
Location:
Room 306, 39 College Road,
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, UK
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Media Bias: A Corpus-based Linguistic Analysis of Online Iranian Coverage of the Syrian Revolution
Algamde, A. & Tenbrink, T., 24 Nov 2020, In: Open Linguistics. 6, 1, p. 584–600Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pragmatic and Conversational Features of Arabic-Speaking Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Examining performance and caregivers’ perceptions
Almehmadi, W., Tenbrink, T. & Sanoudaki, E., 20 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 63, 7, p. 2308-2321Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multifaceted framework to establish the presence of meaning in non-human communication
Amphaeris, J., Blumstein, D., Shannon, G., Tenbrink, T. & Kershenbaum, A., 20 Jun 2023, In: Biological Reviews. 98, 6, p. 1887-1909 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overlap not Gap: Understanding the Relationship between Animal Communication and Language with Prototype Theory
Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jun 2022, In: Lingua. 272, 103332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive Linguistics Support for the Evolution of Language from Animal Cognition
Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jul 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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British and Irish newspapers implicitly support single-use masks over reusable face coverings
Auge, A., Tenbrink, T., Spear, M. & Abrams, N., Oct 2023, In: Frontiers in Communication. 8, 15 p., 1256349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A linguistic ontology of space for natural language processing
Bateman, J. A., Hois, J., Ross, R. & Tenbrink, T., 1 Sept 2010, In: Artificial Intelligence. 174, 14, p. 1027-1071Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where did it come from, where do you go? Direction sources influence navigation decisions during spatial uncertainty
Brunyé, T. T., Gagnon, S. A., Gardony, A. L., Gopal, N. H., Taylor, H. A. & Tenbrink, T., 6 Oct 2014, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 68, 3, p. 585-607Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sculptors, architects, and painters conceive of depicted spaces differently
Cialone, C., Tenbrink, T. & Spiers, H., Mar 2018, In: Cognitive Science. 42, 2, p. 524-553Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing thematic and search term-based coding in understanding sense of place in survey research
Cotton, I., McWherter, B., Tenbrink, T. & Sherren, K., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 96, 102339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal literacy: Public understanding and misconceptions of the tide
Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K., Morris-Webb, L., Tenbrink, T. & Austin, M., 7 Apr 2025, 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Cued by what we see and hear: Spatial reference frame use in language
Coventry, K. R., Andonova, E., Tenbrink, T., Gudde, H. & Engelhardt, P., 13 Aug 2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition. 9, 1287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Place as location categories: Learning from language
Davies, C. & Tenbrink, T., Oct 2017, Proceedings of Workshops and Posters at the 13th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory (COSIT 2017). Springer, p. 217-225 (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Fictive Motion in the Context of Mountaineering
Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 2018, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 18, 4, p. 259-284Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where Snow is a Landmark: Route Direction Elements in Alpine Contexts
Egorova, E., Tenbrink, T. & Purves, R. S., 12 Oct 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Syntax and object types contribute in different ways to bilinguals’ comprehension of spatial descriptions
Foltz, A., Martín-Gascón, B., Silva Marytsch, F. P., Olloqui Redondo, J. & Tenbrink, T., Dec 2022, In: Language and Cognition. 14, 4, p. 645-671Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic strategy selection in collaborative spatial tasks
Galati, A., Panagiotou, E., Tenbrink, T. & Avraamides, M. N., Aug 2018, In: Discourse Processes. 55, 8, p. 643-665Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Language in Map Tasks: A classroom observation
Gamarra Burga, E. & Tenbrink, T., 22 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Gender in teacher-student interactions: Another factor in spatial ability development and STEM affiliation
Gamarra Burga, E., Tenbrink, T. & Mills, D., 8 Mar 2024, (Accepted/In press) Spatial Cognition Conference Proceedings 2024. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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‘This is a wall’ – Assigning Function to Objects
Gralla, L. & Tenbrink, T., 31 Jul 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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CogSci 2017: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
Gunzelmann, G. (Editor), Howes, A. (Editor), Tenbrink, T. (Editor) & Davelaar, E. (Editor), Aug 2017. 3999 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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How branding can show people’s love for a place and also help to highlight local challenges
Hanna, S. & Tenbrink, T., 29 Mar 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Would you follow your own route description? Cognitive strategies in urban route planning
Hölscher, C., Tenbrink, T. & Wiener, J. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Cognition. 121, 2, p. 228-247Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-thinking people and nature interactions in urban nature-based solutions
Jones, L., Anderson, S., Læssøe, J., Banzhaf, E., Jensen, A., Tubadji, A., Hutchins, M., Yang, J., Taylor, T., Wheeler, B., Fletcher, D., Tenbrink, T., Wilcox-Jones, L., Iversen, S., Sang, Å., Lin, T., Xu, Y., Lu, L., Levin, G. & Zandersen, M., Apr 2025, In: Sustainability. 17, 7, 3043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visual versus verbal location information on the iPhone
Juhasz, O. E., Tenbrink, T. & Grueter, B., 20 Apr 2012, In: Kunestliche Intelligenz. 26, 2, p. 183-186Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The CatFramework for Spatial Semantics
Klippel, A., Wallgrün, J., Mast, V., Tenbrink, T. & Wolter, D., 12 Sept 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Role of Structure and Function in the Conceptualization of Directions
Klippel, A., Tenbrink, T., Montello, D. & Dimitrova-Vulchanova, M. Z. (Editor), 29 Nov 2012, Motion Encoding in Language and Space. Oxford University Press, p. 102-120Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Evaluating Jesus and other “heroes”: An application of appraisal analysis to Hellenistic Greek texts in the “Lives” genre
Lamb, D. A. & Tenbrink, T., 2022, In: Language, Context and Text. 4, 2, p. 227-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boundaries and Prototypes in Categorizing Direction
Mast, V., Wolter, D., Klippel, A., Wallgrun, J. O., Tenbrink, T., Freksa, C. (Editor), Nebel, B. (Editor), Hegarty, M. (Editor) & Barkowsky, T. (Editor), 15 Sept 2014, Spatial Cognition IX: Lecturers Notes in Computer Science. 2014 ed. Springer, p. 92-107Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- E-pub ahead of print
Cut off by the tide: How Ocean Literacy can help save lives
Morris-Webb, E. S., Austin, M., Cousens, C., Kent, N., Gosney, K. & Tenbrink, T., 9 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ocean and Society. 2, 9793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of animacy and linguistic construction on the interpretation of spatial descriptions in English and Spanish
Olloqui-Redondo, J., Tenbrink, T. & Foltz, A., 21 Jun 2019, In: Language and Cognition. 11, 2 (Special Issue on Iconicity), p. 256-284Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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People’s perceptions of greenspace in their local area: A national survey
Owen, D. W., Roberts, S., Jones, L., Fletcher, D., Fitch, A. & Tenbrink, T., 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Capitalising on the Slate Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site and the development of sustainable tourism in Northwest Wales
Parry, S., Hanna, S., Tenbrink, T. (Contributor), Roberts, H. (Contributor) & Young, E. (Contributor), 10 Jun 2024Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Community perceptions of new greenspace interventions: a case study in Rhyl in North Wales: Report to Denbighshire County Council
Roberts, S. & Tenbrink, T., 15 Dec 2023, (Unpublished) 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Community perceptions of new greenspace interventions: the case of Rhyl in North Wales
Roberts, S. & Tenbrink, T., 11 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Enhancing community involvement in low-carbon projects: a study of northwest Wales climate assemblies
Roberts, S., Tenbrink, T. & Peisley, G., 2023, Bangor University. 35 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Special Issue: Representing and Solving Spatial Problems
Santos, P., Cabalar, P., Falomir, Z. & Tenbrink, T., 2025, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 25, 1, p. 1-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Object orientation in dialogue: A case study of spatial inference processes
Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K. R., 2018, Spatial Cognition XI : 11th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2018, Tübingen, Germany, September 5-8, 2018, Proceedings. Creem-Regehr, S., Schöning, J. & Klippel, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 92-106 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence; vol. 11034).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Successful strategies for ambiguity resolution in dialogue
Schole, G., Tenbrink, T., Andonova, E. & Coventry, K., 16 Dec 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cognitive Operations in Tour Planning
Seifert, I., Tenbrink, T., Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Wiener, J. M. (Editor) & Claramunt, C. (Editor), 31 Oct 2013, Representing Space in Cognition Interrelations of behaviour, language, and formal models. p. Chapter 8Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Speaking of Location: A Review of Spatial Language Research
Stock, K., Jones, C. & Tenbrink, T., 2 Oct 2022, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 22, 3-4, p. 185-224Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Speaking of Location: Understanding, Interpreting and Generating Natural Language
Stock, K. (Editor), Jones, C. (Editor) & Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Oct 2022, In: Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 22, 3-4Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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The spatial thinking of origami: evidence from think-aloud protocols
Taylor, H. & Tenbrink, T., 12 Feb 2013, In: Cognitive Processing. 14, 2, p. 189-191Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sailing: Cognition, Action, Communication
Tenbrink, T. & Dylla, F., 31 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Spatial Information Science. 15, p. 3-33Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Information Theory : 11th International Conference, COSIT 2013, Scarborough, UK, September 2-6, 2013. Proceedings
Tenbrink, T. (Editor), Stell, J. (Editor) & Galton, A. W. (Editor), 2 Sept 2013, Springer.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Spatiotemporal Reference Frames: Location and Orientation
Tenbrink, T., 11 Oct 2023, Handbook of Cognitive Semantics. Li, T. (ed.). Brill, p. 3-23 (Brill's Handbooks in Linguistics; vol. 4/3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Communicating the space of sailing
Tenbrink, T., 2 Jun 2022, The Sailing Mind. Casati, R. (ed.). Springer, p. 73-88 16 p. (Studies in Brain and Mind; vol. 19).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Conceptual Transformation and Cognitive Processes in Origami Paper Folding
Tenbrink, T. & Taylor, H. A., 7 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Problem Solving. 8, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive Discourse Analysis: A Method for Addressing Cognitive Processes and Concepts
Tenbrink, T., 18 Jun 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cognitive Discourse Analysis for MPC: analysing verbalised thoughts and communicative practices in MPC related research
Tenbrink, T., 29 Jan 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper